Computers’ performance can be affected by numerous factors, such as malware, faulty hardware components or the numerous files left behind when uninstalling applications. avast! GrimeFighter is a dedicated software solution that enables all users, both novices and experts, to evaluate the status of their PC and take the proper measures to improve its speed.

The application comes with a highly intuitive and user-friendly graphic interface that automatically analyzes the current computer and detects all the aspects negatively impact the overall performance.

Once the initial scanning has completed, avast! GrimeFighter displays the total amount of space occupied by junk and bloatware files, as well as the number of unnecessary apps that run at Windows startup. Additionally, you can also explore how many toolbars you can remove to speed up your browsers, and how many registry tweaks you can apply.

If you choose to fix all the detected issues, your computer will enter a state similar to hibernation which enables avast! GrimeFighter to thoroughly analyze and fix your PC, without the possibility of you accidentally interfering with this process.

The in-depth analysis might take a long time to complete, as it depends on how damaged your computer was to begin with, so if you want to browse the web for some urgent task, this is the moment, as avast! GrimeFighter includes a built-in browser that does not disrupt the optimization process.

Once this step is finished, you can further examine all the tweaks that have been applied, ranging from security and privacy issues, to overall performance.

All in all, avast! GrimeFighter can come in handy to all those who want to improve the speed of their PC, but lack the proper skills - the app runs without requiring users to configure any complex settings, as all processes are mainly automatic.

Avast GrimeFighter was reviewed by Giorgiana Arghire, last updated on April 12th, 2014